Abstract

STALIANO, Pamela; KANEKO, Adriana Yuri  and  MONDARDO, Marcos. Indigenous Child and Youth Sexual Abuse: from Social Vulnerability to Public Policy Articulation. Estud. pesqui. psicol. [online]. 2022, vol.22, n.spe, pp.1436-1457.  Epub May 27, 2024. ISSN 1808-4281.  https://doi.org/10.12957/epp.2022.71745.

Nowadays is observed an increase in the number of sexually abused children and adolescents from Indigenous Reservation of Dourados (RID). This fact brings light to the serious problem of social vulnerability among this population and signalizes a special need for public policies for native peoples. The objective of this study was characterizing the sexual abuse of indigenous children and adolescents. To do that, it was made a qualitative research with a documentary analysis of 20 reports published in 10 state newspapers, between 2015 to 2020. The results were interpreted with a decolonial approach and reveal that female children were the most victimized. Besides, most of the aggressors were related to the victims, and social vulnerability and alcohol use were identified as risk factors. To face violence against indigenous children and adolescents it is suggested the articulation of a specialized network of assistance, as well as the implementation of public policies that consider the intersectionality of social markers of gender, ethnicity, age, and territory.

Keywords : children; adolescents; risk factors; protective factors; violence..

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